Today's
Weather
pi
in
rt
Raining,
light
,uttn'
p
g
;
barometer,
30:18:
o
p
rn
CAMPAIGN
Outcome
of
Trials
in
Ontario
May
Be
Followed
by
Dominion
Wide
Action
With
Possible
Wiping
Out
of
Party
TORONTO,
Aug.
12:
Three
alleged
key
men
of
the
C
ommunist
party
in
Canada
appeared
in
police
court
here
today
and
will
be
retained
in
custody
until
August
19
on
charts
of
being
members
of
an
unlawful
association.
The
nnartrps
ioiioweu
a
series
in
provincial
and
Dominion
police
on
local
headquarters
of
i
-he
Communist
party
and
the
real-,
JAPAN
HAS
BIG
STORM
The
raids
Inaugurated
a
Eartnquakes
and
Volcano1
palgn
against
the
Reds
which
may
Eruptions
Takes
Lives
and
Do
Damage
T'tKYO.
Aug.
12:
Typhoons,
..
nukes
and
volcano
yupUonsjlhatthe
wmmunlst
party
U
is
an
an
11-
u-
and
thF
Wwrtoolcllel
orgarTIzatlon:
Ule
d?cTiion
win.
'
i
i
live
known
dead
and
scores
in
i
"i
while
thousands
of
build-mi
v,'
ii-
destroyed
or
damaged
and
Cm:
ihtnK
boats
are
missing.
MEDAL
FOR
SEACADET
George
W.
It.
(1
raves,
Kcrrisdalc
Boy,
Wins
Distinctive
Honor
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12
Mr.
and
M;
H
J.
a
raves
of
Kerrisdale
ti,
n
i
oived
word
that
their
son.
i
W
R.
Graves,
ha
won
the
King's
Medal
for
the
best
m
the
British
Erriplre.
It
is
time
in
67
years
that
the
K
Modal
has
gone
outside
the
I'n
i
Kingdom.
i'
'
Graves,
who
has
been
on
ning
ship
Conway
In
Engi
:
now
on
his
way
from
the
'
him
try
to
Vancouver
to
Join
'
nicr
Empress
of
Canada.
Eastern
Stocks
i
nula.
18.50.
19.25.
I
K).:ki-1.
13.25,
rill.
r
P
n
.
22.00.
23D0.
.
J
rial
Oil,
12
.26,
nil.
r
'
M.St
8..
98.00,
nil.
F
i
V
18.50.
18.00.
N
Killas
returned
to
I'm
Hip
Catala
yesterday
aftc-ii'tm
a
trip
to
Premier
on
bn
..hi
UNDniClinilS
LANDED
x
AT
NOME
YESTERDAY
T
NOME.
Aug.
12:
After
hav-
J1
11
:
been
held
up
for
several
h"iu
s
by
fog
on
the
north
coast
"r
ii'
ward
Peninsula,
Col.
and
M
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
lan-
11
'i
lu
re
safely
at
1:25
o'clock
'P
Titir
standard
Time)
yes-
'
11
'V
They
proceed
from
here
'
"
Liberia
bi
rla
In
In
the
the
course
course
of
of
their
.heir
inii
'
from
New
York
to
Tokyo.
Mil'
limL.f
i
V.nMM.I..M
-.
..
...
.
.
.
ina
Ls
now
behind
them.
c"i
und
Myi.
Lindbergh
1
ndi
rt
ut
safety
Bay.
21
miles
"m
of
here
after
tho
75-mlle
"imp
from
Shlsmaref,
on
Kota-
Uf
Sound.
rams
last
imnu
uy
wiu
city,
dences
of
Communist
leaders.
Tlm
Buck,
political
secretary
of
j
the
Communist
party;
John
Boy-j
chuk,
organizer
among
the
Ukran-
tins
nnH
VfllrA
flnllnclrv
ef
fairrnrv
'
arc
the
arrested
men
last
for
weeks
or
months,
it
was
.
said.
If
contention
of
the
crown
is
up
heeld
by
the
Ontario
courts,
namely
11
is
cxpcctca,
dc
accepted
inrougn-out
the
Dominion
and
may
result
In
the
wiping
out
of
the
party.
Arrests
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
12:
Malcolm
L.
Bruce
and
Samuel
Cohen,
Communists,
were
taken
into
custody
by
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
today
on
Instructions
of
the
Ontario
authorities.
They
will
be
taken
to
Toronto
for
trial.
OFFICERS
CHARGED
Neglect
or
Duty
Alleged
Against
Coastguardsmen
Stationed
At
Juneau
SEATTLE,
Aug.
12
High
coastguard
officers
assembled
as
a
court-martial
here
today
to
try
charges
preferred
by
the
command
at
Washington
against
two
lieutenants
and
a
warrant
officer
of
the
cutter
Tallapoosa,
itationed
at
Juneau.
The
charges
are
neglect
of
duty.
The
names
of
the
officers
have
not
been
disclosed.
RENDEZVOUS
flh
rrif
I
HlhVhn
TTPirPP
jl
l
ixii-i
!
Provincial
Police
Swoop
Down
on
Booty.
Near
Victoria
Valued
at
Thousands
of
Dollars
VICTORIA,
Aug.
12:-Provinclal
police
have
swooped
down
on
an
,
.
....
v.
unuumif
hnvlne
mieve
.ir..Uv-.
.
aliegcu
,
-
-Ti
at
.
.mmvnrpd
a
cache
of
articles
Ooldstream,
near
thU
city,
valued
at
thousands
of
dollars.
Four
ar-
rests
have
been
made.
:NAMEDT0
TRIBUNAL
.
Lieut.
Oen.
Turner
of
Quebec
ann
itrir.r.m.
f
.
Maedonald
i
,'ci
nn
in
of
of
Van-
v
an-
'
Hoard
couver
on
Pensions
'
OTTAWA.
Aug.
12:-Lleutenant-
General
Sir
Blchard
Turner
of
General
II.
r.
Quebec
and
Brigadier
Maedonald
of
Vancouver
have
been
appointed
members
of
the
pensions
tribunal.
mmm
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
AGAINST
REDS
GOOD
PAY
STREAK
ON
Communist
Leaders
Arrested
In
Toronto;
Association
Alleged
To
Be
An
Illegal
Organization
ANN
ARBOR
IS
STIRRED
Four
Young
People
Victims
of
Atrocity
in
Michigan
City
ann
arbor.
Aue.
12:
Police
of
this
jaichigan
city
are
feverishly
end&voring
to
bring
to
Justice
the
perpetrators
of
one
of
the
com-
munlty's
most
fiendish
crimes,
On
Monday
night
bodies
of
two
lG-year
old
youths
and
their
girl
rnmnanlftni
n-aro
fnnnM
ir
death
in
a
car
on
a
road
near
here.
The
boys
are
believed
to
have
been
endeavoring
to
protect
the
girls
from
assault
at
the
hands
of
bandits
or
degenerate
after
which
all
were
forced
into
the
car
and
set
on
fire
after
they
bad
been
sprayed,
with
gasoline.
.
.
PIONEER
OF
K00TENAY
Fred
A.
Starkey,
Long
Prominent
in
Affairs
of
Southern
Interior,
Is
Dead
NELSON.
Aug.
12:
Fred
A.
Star-key,
aged
62,
commissioner
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Eastern
British
Columbia
and
a
pioneer
of
the
Kootenay
country,
died
here
yesterday.
He
was
a
mining
broker
and
general
Insurance
and
real
estate
agent.
Born
In
Lincolnshire,
Eng.,
June
1,
1865,
the
late
Mr.
Starkey
was
educated
In
private
schools
In
England.
Coming
to
Canada,
he
lived
from
1882
to
1897
in
Manitoba
where
he
engaged
In
farming
as
well
as
being
the
proprietor
of
a
hotel
Coming
to
British
Columbia
In
1897,
he
engaged
In
the
wholesale
produce
and
provision
business
here
from
1899
to
1912.
Deceased
acted
as
president
of
the
Nelson
Board
of
Trade
from
1908
to
191
f
and
was
president
of
the
Associated
Boards
of
Trade
of
Eastern
British
Columbia
from
1909
to
1812.
He
was
also
president
of
the
Overseas
Club.
Married
In
Winnipeg
In
1886
to
......
-It.
J
I
11..
I
I.
C.n
cl-n..
ftiauioa
mug,
me
iaic
mi.
oiui.rjr,
besides
his
widow,
ls
survived
by
one
daughter.
He
belonged
to
the
Ma-
sonic
Order,
the
Sons
of
England
ancj
lne
Fraternal
Order
of
Eagles.
Tm
MntltlAB
It
o
ttino
n
PnniArvo
tl
VA
AJl
JIUlvt-a
tier
tiwo
m
vviv
m
v
w
and
In
religion
an
Anglican.
NAUTILUS
REPAIRED
Sir
Hubert
TVilklns
on
His
Way
Towards
Spitsbergen
Again
TROMSOE,
Norway,
Aug.
12:
YestcrdaV
afternoon
radio
reports
reaching
here
stated
mat
repairs
had
been
effected
to
the
engines
of
the
submarine
Nautilus
which
had
broken
down
ind
that
the
undersea
craft,
with
Sir
Hubert
Wllklns
and
;
party
on
board,
was
proceeding
to
wards
Spitsbergen.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
12:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
544c.
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
12,
1931
Tomorrow's
Tides
Thursday,
August
13.
1931
High
0:30
&m.
21:5
ft.
13:25
p.m.
19:7
It.
Low
7:12
a
jn.
1:4
ft.
19:15
p.m.
6:0
U.
RAINBOW
CREEK
PROPERTIES
Crossed
Atlantic
In
17
Days
The
American
yacht
Dorade
cwrised
the
Atlantic
from
Newport,
R.I.,
to
Plymouth.
England,
in
17
days,
ahead
of
all
other
competitors,
In
an
unusual
race.
Dorade
is
shown
above
during
tests
off
Newport.
New
Australian
Treaty
Offers
Great
Opportunity
If
Canada
Buys
More
From
That
Country
MONTREAL,
Aug.
12:
The
new
treaty
between
the
Dominion
of
Canada
and
the
Commonwealth
of
Australia
has
iriven
a
wide
variety
of
Canadian
products
a
preferred
position
in
the
Australian
market,
and
constitutes
a
basis
i
i
j
i
t
oi
trenerai
onumism
concenuuir
uie
miure
ueveiuyuicin
in
trade
between
these
two
British
countries,
states
the
Aug-
ST.KILDA
ISLE
SOLD
Little
Dot
of
Land
in
West
Hebrides
to
Ite
Used
By
Ornithologist
BELFAST.
Auk.
11:
The
lonely
Island
of
St.
Hilda,
a
little
dot
of
land
about
seven
miles
in
circumference
off
the
outer
Hebrides,
has
been
sold
by
Sir
Reginald
MacLeod
to
a
widely
known
ornithologist
who
desires
to
remain
anonymous.
The
purchaser
Intends
to
keep
the
Island
In
it
natural
state,
so
that
It
may
remain
an
ocean
sane
tuary
for
the
sva
birds
which
flock
there
In
great
numbers.
Tourists
will
be
permitted
to
visit
the
place
but
It
will
remain
uninhabited.
NO
TRACE
FOUND
OF
CKAMEIMMQUETTE
OSLO.
Norway,
Aug.
12:
De-
spite
an
Intensive
search
by
Mn
onH
ninnies,
nn
traco
has
yet
been
found
of
Parker
D.
Cramer.
United
States
aviator,
and
his
Canadian
radio
opera
tor.
Oliver
Panuette,
who
dls
appeared
on
.Sunday
between
the
Shetland
islands
and
Co-DCiihagen
while
on
the
last
leg
!
of
a
trans-Atlantic
flight.
They
are
believed
to
have
perished.
p
isi
letter
or
tne
Koyai
uanK.
Cana
dian
automobiles,
newsprint,
tlm-
ber
and
canned
salmon
have
been
ilven
special
consideration,
but
when
Canadian
exporters
have
had
time
to
make
their
goods
better
known
In
the
Australian
market
there
should
be
also
a
substantial
Increase
In
the
volume
of
sales
of
a
wide
variety
of
other
products.
It
has
been
stated
that
the
value
of
the
United
States
exports
will
suf
fer
by
about
twenty-five
million
dollars,
but
there
are
so
many
op
portunities
which
have
been
opened
to
Canadian
exporters
by
this
new
treaty,
that
its
full
ultimate
effect
cannot
be
estimated
closely.
Of
the
433
Items
which
make
up
the
Australian
tariff
schedules,
there
are
415
on
which
preference
has
been
granted.
In
the
Australian
fiscal
year
of
1029-30,
the
total
Imports
of
newsprint
amounted
to
about
$15,000,-000,
of
which
$4,200,000
came
from
Canada.
Under
the
treaty.
Canadian
newsprint
will
enter
free
of
duty
and
the
general
tariff
on
this
item
will
amount
to
$20
per
ton.
Australian
imports
of
salmon
amounted
to
$4,000,000
in
1930,
and
of
this
amount
$2,500,000
came
from
Canada.
The
old
preference
in
favor
of
Can
ada
amounted
to
three
cents
per
'
pound.
The
new
preference
Is
twice
that
granted
la
former
years
Automobile
chassis
to
a
value
of
nearly
$30,000,000
were
Imported,
of
which
approximately
$4,000,000
worth
came
from
Canada
and
$19,-000,000
worth
from
the
United
States.
The
new
Canadian
rates
vary
from
15
on
unassembled
4
i
chassis,
to
35
on
assembled
chas-
(Contlnued
on
page
three)
LAUNCHED
Gold,
Platinum
and
Iridium
Give
Good
Values
in
New
Find
Approximately
$30
Per
Day
Per
Man
Is
Being
Taken
Out
Of
Sluice
Boxes
On
Sncll
and
Moore
Workings
VANDERHOOF,
Aug.
12:
from
Rainbow
Creek
state
that
a
good
paystreak
has
been
struck
at
the
mouth
of
the
canyon
on
the
Snell
and
Moore
properties
and
that
approximately
$30
a
dav
per
man
is
being
taken
out
from
the
sluice
boxes.
In
addition
to
the
gold,
a
valuable
black
sand
is
r
.
m
y
nifc
AT
I
I
n
r
I
iH
n
Capt.
Leslie
Trist,
Missing
For
Some
Time,
Forced
Down
in
Cannibal
Country
PORT
MORESBY,
Papua,
Aug.
12:
No
trace
has
been
found
of
Capt
Leslie
Trist
and
.
hlr
alrplahe"
which
was
carrying
al6ad
of'
gold
from
the
Inland
mines
to
the
coast.
It
is
believed
that
he
was
forced
down
In
cannibal
country.
Six
airplanes
and
five
land
par
ties
have
searched
the
Jungles
without
finding
the
slightest
trace.
The
flight
from
the
gold
fields
to
the
Law
Aerodrome
on
the
coast
is
only
80
uiUc&,
but
it
is
80
mUes
of
the
worst
flying
country
In
the
world.
Huge
peaks
have
to
be
surmoun
ted
and
'tropical
storms
arise
swiftly
without
warning.
Jungles
cover
the
ground,
broken
only
by
rushing
torrents
and
gorges.
The
natives
are
head-hunters
and
the
jungles
are
Infested
with
fevers.
Leeches
drop
on
to
the
traveller
In
hundreds
and
a
thom
scratch
will
fester
within
half
an
hour.
CONSERVATIVE'S
LEAD
IS
NOW
CUT
TO
EIGHT
THREE
RIVERS,
Que.,
Aug.
Y
12:
Latest
returns
have
re-
r
duced
the
majority
for
Charles
Bourgeois,
Conservative
candl-
date
In
the
Three
Rlvers-St.
Maurice
federal
by-electlon
on
Monday
to
a
scant
eight
votes
4
over
Hon.
Wilfrid
Gariepy,
Lib-
eral.
Liberals
are
not
conceding
the
election
of
M.
Bourgeois
but
may
demand
a
recount.
Quiet
Wedding
Here
Monday
Miss
Hilda
Johansen
Became
Brid?
Of
Ragnar
Brentscn
A
quiet
wedding
took
place
on
Monday
afternoon
at
the
Rectorv
Rev.
J.
B.
Oibson
officiating,
when
Miss
Hilda
Paulina
Johansen
and
Ragnar
Brentsen
were
united
In
marriage.
Best
man
was
Alfred
Brentsen
and
matron
of
honor
was
Mrs.
T.
A.
Stanberg.
WEATHERREPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
calm:
barometer,
30.14;
temperature,
58,
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
light
southwest
wind:
sea
smooth.
Triple
Island
Raining,
light,
southeast
wind;
light
swell.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Arrivals
at
Fort
St.
James
being
recovered
in
small
quan-
cities
containing
platinum
ana
lrl-
uiuiu
witu
valued
wiiiuii
aic
caijcu
Tl.
nn.
1
A
1.
l..tn
f
petus
to
the
work
which
ls
proceed
lng
at
different
points
throughout
the
20-mlle
length
of
the
creek.
So
far,
no
pay
gold
has
been
taken,
It
ls
said,
except
at
the
mouth,
but
others
farther
up
are
hopeful,
that
they
too
will
find
rich
dirt
as
they
approach
bed
rock.
MARKET
IS
STABILIZED
War
Debt
Moratorium
Accord
Has
Beneficial
Effect
Upon
Stocks
NEW
YORK.
Aug.
12:
One
result
of
the
war
debt
moratorium
accord
yesterday
was
to
boost
the
stock
market.
There
was
a
distinct
upturning
In
all
issues
while
a
stabilisation
in
the
price
of
cotton
seemed
to
be
in
prospect.
The
reduction
in
the
German
dis
count
rate
from
fifteen
to
ten
per
cent
seemed
to
indicate
that
European
finances
were
becoming
settled.
Halibut
Landings
American
Norland.
22.000,
Booth,
5.5c
and
2c.
Hazel
II.,
14,000,
Storage,
7.1c
add
3c.
Unlmak,
9,000,
Booth,
7c
and
3c,
TVlki,
5,000.
Pacific,
7cind
3c.
Arcade,
15,000,
Pacific
7c
and1
Sc.
Canadian
Gulvlk,
6,500,
offered
5c
and
2c,
holding
over.
Capella
I,
10,000,
offered
5c
and
2c,
holding
over.
Biyvlew,
6,500,
offered
5.2c
and;
ic,
holding
over.
Helen
II,
8,000,
offered
5.3c
and
2c,
holding
over.
Oibson,
13,000,
offered
52c
and
2c,
holding
over.
White
Hope,
12,500.
offered
5.2c
and
2c,
holding
over.
TREE
AnLAZE
AFTER
STRUCK
BY
LIGHTNING
NEAR
HERE
MONDAY
During
the
height
of
the
electrical
storm
which
visited
the
district
early
on
Monday
morning,
a
navigation
officer
aboard
the
steamer
Catala,
northbound
from
here
at
that
time,
reports
having
seen
a
tree
ablaze
In
the
hills
near
Port
Simpson.
It
Is
supposed
that
the
tree
had
been
struck
by
the
lightning
and
set
afire.
It
ls
quite
usual
for
trees
to
be
set
afire
where
lightning
ls
common
but
it
ls
unique